Bill > S621

Introduced Session

A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to implement a process under which individuals who are 16 years of age may apply to register to vote in elections for Federal office in the State, to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States to increase the involvement of minors in public election activities, and for other purposes. This bill requires each state to implement a preregistration process under which individuals age 16 or older may apply to register to vote in federal elections. States must ensure that eligible preregistered individuals are registered to vote in elections held on or after the date the individual turns age 18. The Election Assistance Commission must make grants to states to increase the involvement of individuals under age 18 in public election activities.

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Tammy Duckworth (D)*,  Michael Bennet (D),  Richard Blumenthal (D),  Cory Booker (D),  Sherrod Brown (D),  Ben Cardin (D),  Dianne Feinstein (D),  Kamala Harris (D),  Mazie Hirono (D),  Doug Jones (D),  Amy Klobuchar (D),  Ed Markey (D),  Jeff Merkley (D),  Chris Murphy (D),  Tina Smith (D),  Chris Van Hollen (D),  Sheldon Whitehouse (D),  Ron Wyden (D), 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (on 02/28/2019)

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